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`IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
`FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
`MARSHALL DIVISION
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`P.R. 4-3 JOINT CLAIM CONSTRUCTION AND PREHEARING STATEMENT
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`BYTEWEAVR, LLC,
`Plaintiff,
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`v.
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`DATABRICKS, INC.,
`Defendant.
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`CASE NO. 2:24-cv-00162-JRG-RSP
`JURY TRIAL DEMANDED
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` Pursuant to P.R. 4-3 and the Court’s Docket Control Order, Plaintiff ByteWeavr, LLC
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`(“Plaintiff”) and Defendant Databricks, Inc. (“Defendant”) file this Joint Claim Construction and
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`Prehearing Statement.
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`Pursuant to P.R. 4-3(a), the parties provide the following:
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`1. The construction of those claim terms, phrases, or clauses on which the parties agree;
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`The parties have met and conferred and agree on the following construction(s):
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`Term
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`“NAS device”
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`Patent and Claims
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`Agreed Construction
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`’827 patent, claims 2 and 14
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`“dedicated NAS device”
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`’827 patent, claims 2 and
`14
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`2.
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` Each party’s proposed claim construction or indefiniteness position for each
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`disputed claim term, phrase, or clause, together with an identification of all
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`references from the specification or prosecution history that support that position,
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`and an identification of any extrinsic evidence known to the party on which it intends
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`to rely either to support its position or to oppose any other party’s position, including,
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`“a device that makes data
`storage resources available to
`network-connected user
`devices”
`“a device whose operational
`purpose is for providing NAS
`services”
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`but not limited to, as permitted by law, dictionary definitions, citations to learned
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`treatises and prior art, and testimony of percipient and expert witnesses;
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`Plaintiff’s identification of proposed constructions and supporting evidence is attached
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`hereto as Exhibit A.
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`Defendant’s identification of proposed constructions and supporting evidence is attached
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`hereto as Exhibit B.
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`3. The anticipated length of time necessary for the Claim Construction Hearing;
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`The parties respectfully request that the Court hear oral argument on claim construction.
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`The parties have agreed that the parties should be limited to 90 minutes per side (3 hours total) for
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`argument.
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`4. Whether any party proposes to call one or more witnesses, including experts, at the
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`Claim Construction Hearing;
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`Neither Plaintiff nor Defendant intends to call any live witnesses at the claim construction
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`hearing.
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`5. A list of any other issues which might appropriately be taken up at a prehearing
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`conference prior to the Claim Construction Hearing, and proposed dates, if not
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`previously set, for any such prehearing conference.
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`At present, the parties are unaware of any additional issues that would require the
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`scheduling of a pre-hearing conference prior to a Claim Construction Hearing.
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`Pursuant to P.R. 4-3(b), the parties provide the following:
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`Neither Plaintiff nor Defendant intends to serve a disclosure of expert testimony.
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`Patent Scheduling Order – Number of Pages Needed to Brief the Disputed Terms
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`The parties agree that consistent with Local Patent Rule 4-5(e) and Local Rule CV-7(a),
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`Plaintiff’s opening brief shall not exceed 30 pages, Defendant’s response brief shall not exceed 30
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`pages, and Plaintiff’s reply brief shall not exceed 10 pages.
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`Dated: February 28, 2025
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/s/ _Jeffrey R. Bragalone_________
`Jeffrey R. Bragalone (lead attorney)
`Texas Bar No. 02855775
`Terry A. Saad
`Texas Bar No. 24066015
`Marcus Benavides
`Texas Bar No. 24035574
`Brandon V. Zuniga
`Texas Bar No. 24088720
`Mark M.R. Douglass
`Texas Bar No. 24131184
`Vivek Ramachandran
`NY Bar No. 5137880 (PHV)
`BRAGALONE OLEJKO SAAD PC
`901 Main Street
`Suite 3800
`Dallas, Texas 75202
`Telephone:
`(214) 785-6670
`Facsimile:
`(214) 785-6680
`jbragalone@bosfirm.com
`tsaad@bosfirm.com
`mbenavides@bosfirm.com
`bzuniga@bosfirm.com
`mdouglass@bosfirm.com
`vramachandran@bosfirm.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF
`BYTEWEAVR, LLC
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`/s/ Vigen Salmastlian______
`Michael J. Sacksteder
`CA Bar No. 191605 (Admitted E.D. Texas)
`Email: msacksteder@fenwick.com
`Gregory Sefian
`CA Bar No. 341802 (Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`Email: gsefian@fenwick.com
`FENWICK & WEST LLP
`555 California Street, 12th Floor
`San Francisco, California 94104
`Telephone:
`415.875.2300
`Facsimile:
`415.281.1350
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`Vigen Salmastlian
`CA Bar No. 276846 (Admitted E.D. Texas)
`Email: vsalmastlian@fenwick.com
`FENWICK & WEST LLP
`801 California Street,
`Mountain View, CA 94041
`Telephone:
`650.988.8500
`Facsimile:
`650.938.5200
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`Jessica M. Kaempf
`WA Bar No. 51666 (Admitted E.D. Texas)
`Email: jkaempf@fenwick.com
`Jonathan G. Tamimi
`WA Bar No. 54858 (Admitted E.D. Texas)
`Email: jtamimi@fenwick.com
`FENWICK & WEST LLP
`401 Union Street, 5th Floor
`Seattle, WA 98101
`Telephone:
`206.389.4510
`Facsimile:
`206.389.4511
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`Douglas Etts
`NY Bar No. 6049027
`(Admitted Pro Hac Vice)
`Email: detts@fenwick.com
`FENWICK & WEST LLP
`902 Broadway, 18th Floor
`New York, NY 10010
`Telephone:
`212.430.2600
`Facsimile:
`650.983.5200
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`Dargaye Churnet
`CA Bar No. 303659 (Admitted E.D. Texas)
`Email: dchurnet@fenwick.com
`FENWICK & WEST LLP
`730 Arizona Avenue, 1st Floor
`Santa Monica, CA 90401
`Telephone:
`310.434.5439
`Facsimile:
`310.434.5400
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`ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENDANT
`DATABRICKS, INC.
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a true and correct copy of the foregoing document
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`was electronically filed with the clerk of the court for the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of
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`Texas, Marshall Division, on February 28, 2025, to be served via the Court’s electronic filing
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`system upon all counsel of record.
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`/s/ Marcus Benavides
`Marcus Benavides
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